pare down
Example Sentences
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The Fed has full control over the supply of bank reserves, and most proposals for shrinking the balance sheet involve finding ways to pare down this slice of liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
If regulators approve the deal, David Ellison is widely expected to embark on a painful round of cost-cutting to pare down the load.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Target said it also plans to pare down the number of store districts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026
In one wave, 58 people were laid off and 31 vacant positions eliminated to pare down a $15-million deficit.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
All the f’s are fractions, having values between 0 and 1; they will pare down the large value of N.. To derive N we must estimate each of these quantities.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
